City officials are considering a hike in the fine for riding on a sidewalk in the Central Business District and other business districts, but members of a city committee also want to try public education and clearer signage to reach compliance on the issue.

Local sports

Tyra Mills stepped to the free-throw line with 6.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Class 4A Maine West Regional championship between Loyola and Evanston. The Ramblers' senior point guard had the chance to put her team ahead by three points.

The New Trier girls basketball team didn't score in the game's final 3 minutes, 53 seconds on Thursday, yet the Trevians came away with a 41-39 win over Evanston in the Class 4A Glenbrook South Sectional championship.

Evanston crime

The following incidents were listed in the official reports of the Evanston Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt; only a court can make that kind of determination.

Wilmette police arrested two men in separate incidents Feb. 26 and 28 and charged them with possessing stolen vehicles and other crimes, including several stemming from earlier Wilmette house and auto burglaries, police said.

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